Android phones fully functional over Wi-Fi?

[danielbigham]

I'm a developer interested in having an Android device for the purposes of making apps and learning all the ins and outs of the Android, but I already own a BlackBerry as my primary mobile device and have a data plan for that device, so I'm not wanting to have to pay another $30/mo just to have a development device.

What I'm wondering is whether an Android phone such as the Galaxy S III is fully functional if only used over Wi-Fi. Obviously I won't be able to use it when I'm out and about, but that won't be required.

Thanks,
Daniel

 

[Super Turtleman]

You can use it as far as apps and such go. You couldn't use it for making phone calls or texting...unless you found an app to run those services through.

 

[danielbigham]

So you can still buy apps from the Google Play store, etc?

Would Samsung's "S Voice" still work?

 

[jean15paul]

So you can still buy apps from the Google Play store, etc?

Would Samsung's "S Voice" still work?

Yeah you can still use the play store with a wifi only device. I assume that S Voice would "work" just as well too. (I put work in parentheses because the reviews of s voice have been really bad. It's basically just a gimmick)

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[SebasCvdB]

That's the upside of Wi-Fi on android devices you don't need a dataplan to "unlock" the wifi... Blackberry is a bs device.. Intergrate Wi-Fi but not even able to use it without a dataplan... Go Android (or anything else NOT blackberry)